Shipping and display container



Jan. 5, 1943. J- T--CRANDALL' 2,307,571

SHIPPING AND DISPLAY CONTAINER Filed Feb. 8,. 1940 I 2 Sheets-Sheet 1ATTORNEY Jan. 5, 1943, ,1. T. CRANDALL 2,307,571

SHIPPING AND DISPLAY CONTAINER I Filed Feb. 8, 1940 2 Sheets-Sheet 2ATTORNEY Patented Jan. 5, 1943 SHIPPING DISPLAY CONTAINER Julian T.Crandall, Ashaway, R. 1., assignor to Ashaway Line & Twine Mtg. 00., acorporation of Rhode Island Application February 8, 1940, 'Serial No.317,825

2 Claims.

My present invention relates to the packaging art, and has particularreference to a novel ar= rangement for a shipping and 'displaycontainer.

It is the principal object of my invention to provide a shipping anddisplay container for a plurality of small articles, which permitsinspection of the articles without removal from the container, and whichmay be readily changed to attractively display the articles for sale,both prior to sale of an article, and after an article has been sold.

A further object of my invention is to provide a container which isparticularly suitable for the display of reels of fishing line.

Still another object of my invention is to provide a container foralternatively displaying one or a plurality of articles of merchandise,and which is readily manufactured at low cost.

With the above and other objects and advantageous features in view, myinvention consists of a novel arrangement of parts more fully disclosedin the detailed description following, in conjunction with theaccompanying drawings, and more specifically defined in the claimsappended thereto.

In the drawings:

Fig. l is a top View of the novel container;

Fig. 2 is a side view thereof;

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 1, the cover being removed;

Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 2, the cover being removed;

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the cover;

t Fig. 6 is a perspective view of a transparent Fig. '7 is a perspectiveview of a container base;

Figs. 8 and 9 are respectively front and side views of the novelcontainer used as a display for two fishing line reels; and

Figs. 10 and 11 are respectively front and side views of the novelcontainer arranged to display one fishing line reel.

It has been found desirable to provide a shipping and display containerfor small articles, and particularly for reels of fishing line, whichpermits shipping a plurality of reels in the container, the reels beingvisible for inspection without removing the cover from the container;the container parts are preferably so arranged that the reels may beattractively displayed on a counter or the like, and the display may bereadily changed as the reels are sold so as to maintain an attractiveappearance for the container and the remaining reels. To this end, Iprovide a container base in which the reels are packed, and

a cover therefor whichtelescop'es over the base and i s'-cut away topermit. visual inspection of the individual reels, the containerbase andthe cover cut-out portion cooperating to seatthe container base on thecover for display purposes, and to also permit a nesting engagement ofthe container base within the cover to conceal part of the base and thusattractively display a smaller number of reels as the reels aresuccessively sold.

Referring to the drawings, the novel container comprises a base II and acut-away cover l2, an

auxiliary top [3 of transparent material being associated with the base,all the parts being preferably of rectangular box type. Theillustrations show a container suitable for two reels [4 which arepositioned in adjacency, the reels being first seated in the base II andthe transparent top I3 then being positioned over the reels and havingits sides fitting into the base II, the cover l2 then being positionedover the transparent top l3, and having a cut-out or recess whichprovides a rectangular opening l5 at the top and a triangular opening H5at each side, the slope of the forward portion ll of the triangularopening being greater than the slope of the rear portion l8 thereof. Thealigned triangular openings in the sides of the cover thus provide aforward panel and a rear panel, and an intermediate angularly disposedseat for receiving the base for display purposes. The packages areassembled as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2 and are shipped to theretailer, who removes the cover l2, which now serves as a support, andseats the base ll containing the reels l4 and the transparent top l3transversely of the cover in the cut out or recess, as illustrated inFigs. 8 and 9, whereby the two reels are attractively displayed to thepurchaser.

When one reel containing fishing line has been sold, the transparent topis preferably removed, and the base II is thenturned as illustratedinFigs. 10 and 11 and inserted longitudinally into the slot formed in thecut-out cover, the remaining reel seating on the cover so as to beattractively displayed; the small amount of space which is exposed toview in this positionof the upper end of the base is not objectionable.Since the dealer can inspect the size of the line on the reels becauseof the cut-away cover, it is not necessary to open all the salescontainers for display. It is thus evident that the novel shipping anddisplay container uses only three parts which are readily manufacturedand assembled, and which serve as a shipping container for a pluralityof articles, the articles being visible for inspection, and the partsbeing arranged to attractively display a number of adjacent articles forsales pur" poses, the parts being rearranged as the articles are sold tostill display the unsold articles in an attractive manner.

Although the shipping and display container specifically illustrated anddescribed is used in connection with reels for fishing line, it isobvious that any articles which are sold separately may be shipped anddisplayed in containers of the type described, the size and shape of theparts and the size and shape of the cover cut out or recess beingreadily changed to meet the shipping and display requirements fordifferent articles without departing from the spirit and the scope ofthe invention as defined in the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A shipping and display container comprising a base and a cover, saidbase and cover being of rectangular box form and said base telescopingin said cover, said cover having a rectangular cut-out .in its uppersurface providing a forward panel and a .rear panel, the sides of thecover being cut to provide aligned triangular openings, whereby the basemay be selectively seated in said cover cut-out and said triangularopenings cut to provide aligned triangular when positioned transverselyof said cover or telescoped into said rectangular cut-out whenpositioned in alignment with said cover, the forward portion of saidbase when so telescoped into the rectangular cut-out extending beneaththe forward panel of the cover and seating on the forward edge of therear panel of the cover.

2. A shipping and display container comprising a base and cover, saidbase and cover being of rectangular box form and said base telescopingin said cover, said cover having a rectangular cut out in its uppersurface providing a forward panel and a rear panel, the sides of thecover being openings, whereby the base may be selectively seated in saidcover cut out and said triangular openings when positioned transverselyof said cover or telescoped into said rectangular cut out whenpositioned in alignment with said cover, the forward portion of saidbase when so telescoped into the rectangular cut out extending beneaththe forward panel of the cover and seating on the forward edge of therear panel of the cover, said base having a transparent removable top.

JULIAN T. CRANDALL.

